EPISODE #7676: 🏫AMERICA’S GAME II🏫
Since we just wrapped up College Week, let’s begin this stretch of extra episodes with one last batch of students (and they shout out their schools before the game starts). Oh, and the MINI Cooper Hardtop S is up for grabs.
$1K Tossup: PEOPLE
A _ _ R I _ _ _
P R _ _ _ _ _ _ T S
Geronimo knows there have been 45 AMERICAN PRESIDENTS (including two-timer Grover Cleveland). These three collegians hope to ace their Wheel exams…
Geronimo Parra (CSU East Bay): senior majoring in biology (with a concentration in microbiology and a minor in Spanish); he’s a member of the school’s Orientation Team (the “O-Team”), a resident assistant for incoming freshmen, and a fan of comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias; he’s from Stockton, CA
Quincy Howard (Georgia Tech): sophomore majoring in industrial engineering who wants to earn a Master’s and got a 4.0 last semester; his educator parents quibbled about who taught him the skills for this game show; he’s a member of the National Society of Black Engineers and his school’s African American Student Union; he’s from Dublin, GA
Mackenna Daum (UC San Diego): sophomore majoring in biochemistry who wants to pursue anesthesiology and go to medical school; she was a member of her high school choir for all four years and now performs to sheet music of every song they sang on the piano; she’s from West Hills, CA
$2K Tossup: ON THE MAP
_ _ U _ _ V _ _ _ E
K _ _ T _ C _ _
Geronimo pinpoints LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY to triple up.
FEATURED $9,400 CONTIKI TRIP: SOUTH AFRICA (including two safari parks and Victoria Falls)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Amazing Clubs
Round 1: THINGS
Geronimo: a $2,500 S, three E’s, a $600 H, a single A, R for rats on $600
Quincy: three $700 C’s, three N’s for SOUTH AFRICA, solve attempt…
S C _ E N C E / A N _
_ E C H N _ _ _ _ _
All three students are majoring in some form of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, and Quincy’s already earned $13K in winnings.
Prevagen Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
(I no-lettered this one.)
Quincy: one $600 T, one $850 N, four R’s for $2,600, vowel sweep (four E’s, three A’s, two O’s, and two I’s – he almost didn’t buy the latter), solve attempt…
A _ _ _ A _ E T I _ A _
O R _ E R
O _ / _ R E N _ _
_ R I E _
Three F’s and two C’s left behind, but Quincy scores an ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF FRENCH FRIES after his $3,050 PR.
Mackenna: SPINNING NEXT/Geronimo: $3K/Quincy: $16,050 cash & South Africa
PP/Express Round: LIVING THINGS
Mackenna: an S duo on the EXPRESS (she “rejects” it, per Pat), a $550 R, an E quartet, a $7K T duo, an I couplet, a $600 H, LaT ($9,650 at stake)
Geronimo: a $650 W, the remaining vowels (A and O singles), a $1,100 L pair, an $800 F, a $900 D… a $650 N… P for PAINFUL DUD on $600 (so long, $3,600)
Quincy: a $700 G, solve attempt…
T R E E S / F I L L E D
W I T H / _ A N G O E S
Quincy will find plenty of TREES FILLED WITH MANGOES at the Kā`anapali Beach Hotel in MAUI ($7,600). Pat later corrected himself after saying he would spend his money “in Maui” (vs. “on Maui”).
Mackenna: NOTHING/Geronimo: $3K/Quincy: $24,350 cash & trips
Triple Tossup: WAYD?
1.
R _ A _ _ _ _ / A
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The word “reading” begins these solutions, and Quincy’s quickly READING A NEWSPAPER.
2.
_ _ _ _ _ _ G
_ / _ _ _ _
Quincy tries pulling a Robert Santoli by READING A BOOK – nope.
_ _ _ _ _ _ G
_ / _ _ _ M
Geronimo trails off after the first two words.
R _ A D _ N G
A / _ O _ M
Mackenna’s READING A POEM, so she’s on the board.
3.
_ _ _ _ I N _ / _ _ E
_ _ N _ H / _ E N _
Quincy’s been READING THE LUNCH MENU.
Round 4: PHRASE
Quincy: a $500 S, a $1,200 T twosome
SPEED-UP
T _ _ _ / _ S
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ T
Quincy makes it a $1,900 FS (he initially LaTed on his first attempt). After spotting a trio of N’s…
T _ _ _ / _ S
_ _ N N _ N _ / _ _ T
…he knows TIME IS RUNNING OUT for another $7,400 – PR #2.
(Pat said “time is running short” when the bells rang. Oops.)
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPTS | LOSE A TURNS | DQs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | R (Geronimo) | |||
| ROUND 2 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| ROUND 3 | P (Geronimo) | Mackenna | ||
| ROUND 4 | PERFECT ROUND |
FINAL SCORES
Mackenna: $2K/Geronimo: $3K/Quincy: $35,750 cash & trips
Geronimo tells Pat meeting him “is the true win.” How nice.
GT: $40,750
NO BANKRUPTS!
Will Quincy earn an A+ with one of these categories?
–THING
–PEOPLE
–PHRASE
He gives it some thought but goes with PEOPLE.
$100K Bonus Round
After we meet Quincy’s mom and dad, he lands on the E in GAME. This puzzle is one of two possibilities…
_ _ _ S
_ T / _ L _ _
APGD narrows it down to one (and it’s not BOYS)…
_ _ D S
A T / P L A _
…and Quincy’s smiling after seeing some KIDS AT PLAY, so he wins the MINI Cooper worth $33,850 and a grand total of $69,600.
MY RATING: 8
Pat recently bought a clock for his bedside table but got annoyed when the seller bragged about the snooze alarm. Pat thinks people should go to sleep and wake up at a certain time instead of setting this alarm.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 